Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The Kingdom of God came,
eternal King of endless realm
an embryo in a virgin's womb,
a baby laid in an animal's crib,
angel-announced Savior
adored by shepherds,
worshiped by wise men seeking the King of the Jews,
hunted by a wicked king fearing a coup.

The King came
preaching the good news of His Kingdom,
healing broken bodies and souls,
breaking bread to feed multitudes,
blessing, breaking, giving Himself for our sins.

Pilate asked Him, was He a king?
He said without saying, He was.

The King came
on a cross,
thieves His courtiers,
a placard bearing His only crime:
"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."

The Kingdom of God comes
in the risen, ascended Jesus
sitting at the right hand of the Father;
pouring His Spirit into those who trust Him,
worship Him, follow Him;
in His power in their weakness;
in His light radiant in their brokenness;
in healing some wounds, redeeming all.

The Kingdom of God is coming
when the restoration of all things arrives,
the King on a white horse in salvation-soaked robes:
Faithful and True,
Word of God,
King of kings and Lord of lords;
death, last enemy, defeated;
His palace a forever, tearless, deathless, darkless tabernacle:
no brokenness there,
no loneliness,
only light, life, healing, glory.

Come to the King, O broken one.
Enter His Kingdom through the cruciform gate.
There is yet time.

Let the people of the Kingdom pray,
"Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done."
Come, Lord Jesus.
We wait for You.

Linking today with Jen and Michelle (better late than never) and tomorrow with Ann:(And celebrating 200th published post! Thanks be to God.)

19 comments:

Oh so wonderful! I will share this with my family:) They will love it too, I know. 200th?! Thanks for the many blessings you've shared with your readers. May the blessings come back upon you many times over, friend.

Yes. Yes. What hope we have in the One Who heals all our brokenness and has already redeemed and purposed us for an eternity of wholeness.

I've just been catching up on your posts from the last few weeks, and though I've no great words of wisdom at the moment I just wanted to say thank you for writing. I'm listening even when I've got no words to offer back. May the days of Advent be full of Grace and Hope for you, but mostly full of Him in the most surprising and fulfilling ways. Love to you, Friend.

Thank you, kind friend. You were in my heart as those words came together. Your prayer itself is wise and generous, but I don't ask wisdom, just you. Grace, hope, good surprises, and love to you as well, dear Courtney.

Thank you for sharing your day with me! Your presence here is a gift. *You* are a gift. Right now I am unable to reply to every comment, but please know I read and pray for each and every commenter. Grace and peace to you in Christ.

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